Under the Devil's Knee (feat. Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell & Sunny War)
Tre Burt"Under the Devil's Knee (feat. Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell & Sunny War)" is a song by Tre Burt, released in 2020 in the Pop genre. The song is 5:18 long and contains 65 lines and 515 words.
0:00Under the Devil's Knee(feat. Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell & Sunny War) - Tre Burt/Leyla McCalla/Allison Russell/Sunny War
0:19Under the devil's knee oh Lord
0:23I'm under the devil's knee
0:27Oh I'm screamin' I cannot breathe oh Lord
0:31From under the devil's knee
0:38When George Floyd was a young boy in a project
0:41Called The Bricks
0:42It was hard to see a way out of Houston Texas
0:47All them kids would tease him because of where he lived
0:51But he never planned to stay long a Cuney Homes kid
0:56Yea his love for basketball got him a scholarship
1:00All the way at South Florida State
1:07He came back after 2 years lookin for a job
1:11But got wrapped back up in ******** pled guilty to the law
1:15George came outta prison with his head on straight
1:19Teachin' all the neighborhood children
1:22The good ol christian way
1:24Till his life was taken from him
1:26For no reason but his race
1:28On the twenty fifth of May
1:33Under the devil's knee oh Lord
1:37I'm under the devil's knee
1:41Oh I'm screamin' I cannot breathe oh
1:45Lord from under the devil's knee
1:53Eric was his first name and Garner was his last
1:57Yea he hailed from New York City
1:59And had to grow up fast
2:01All he learned from highschool
2:03Was how to fix a car
2:05'Cos the state don't fund the schools
2:08Where them brown kids are
2:10In a system built to fail him
2:12And incentivised to charge
2:14He just did what he had to do
2:21Out on Staten Island on a hot day in July
2:25Like a man of peace that he was breakin' up a fight
2:30And officer Pantaleo that crooked little swine
2:34He put Eric in a chokehold and squeezed away his life
2:39He left behind 6 children and stolen from his wife
2:43I curse the day you ever opened up your eyes
2:48Under the devil's knee oh Lord
2:52I'm under the devil's knee
2:56Screamin' I cannot breathe oh Lord
3:00From under the devil's knee
3:25In Louisville Kentucky the DA and the mayor
3:29Have yet to charge the 3 thugs who killed Breonna Taylor
3:33They broke into her home at midnight unannounced
3:38Without badges or a warrant so her boyfriend stood his ground
3:42To protect the woman he loved and they fired 20 rounds
3:46At the window through the curtains from outside
3:53Breonna worked the long shift on her way to be a nurse
3:57How I wish I coulda saved her from this American Curse
4:02Don't tell me your position don't need no sympathy
4:06Your bleeding heart's complicit if you ain't in the street
4:11Now's the time to use that privilege
4:13And wake up from your sleep
4:15Or get out the way we ain't waitin' for next time
4:20Under the devil's knee oh Lord I'm under the devil's knee
4:28Oh I'm screamin I cannot breathe my Lord
4:33From under the devil's knee
4:57Under the devil's knee oh Lord I'm under the devil's knee
5:05Oh I'm screamin I cannot breathe my Lord
5:09From under the devil's knee
5:14From under the devil's knee
5:18From under the devil's knee
Under the Devil's Knee(feat. Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell & Sunny War) - Tre Burt/Leyla McCalla/Allison Russell/Sunny War Under the devil's knee oh Lord I'm under the devil's knee Oh I'm screamin' I cannot breathe oh Lord From under the devil's knee When George Floyd was a young boy in a project Called The Bricks It was hard to see a way out of Houston Texas All them kids would tease him because of where he lived But he never planned to stay long a Cuney Homes kid Yea his love for basketball got him a scholarship All the way at South Florida State He came back after 2 years lookin for a job But got wrapped back up in ******** pled guilty to the law George came outta prison with his head on straight Teachin' all the neighborhood children The good ol christian way Till his life was taken from him For no reason but his race On the twenty fifth of May Under the devil's knee oh Lord I'm under the devil's knee Oh I'm screamin' I cannot breathe oh Lord from under the devil's knee Eric was his first name and Garner was his last Yea he hailed from New York City And had to grow up fast All he learned from highschool Was how to fix a car 'Cos the state don't fund the schools Where them brown kids are In a system built to fail him And incentivised to charge He just did what he had to do Out on Staten Island on a hot day in July Like a man of peace that he was breakin' up a fight And officer Pantaleo that crooked little swine He put Eric in a chokehold and squeezed away his life He left behind 6 children and stolen from his wife I curse the day you ever opened up your eyes Under the devil's knee oh Lord I'm under the devil's knee Screamin' I cannot breathe oh Lord From under the devil's knee In Louisville Kentucky the DA and the mayor Have yet to charge the 3 thugs who killed Breonna Taylor They broke into her home at midnight unannounced Without badges or a warrant so her boyfriend stood his ground To protect the woman he loved and they fired 20 rounds At the window through the curtains from outside Breonna worked the long shift on her way to be a nurse How I wish I coulda saved her from this American Curse Don't tell me your position don't need no sympathy Your bleeding heart's complicit if you ain't in the street Now's the time to use that privilege And wake up from your sleep Or get out the way we ain't waitin' for next time Under the devil's knee oh Lord I'm under the devil's knee Oh I'm screamin I cannot breathe my Lord From under the devil's knee Under the devil's knee oh Lord I'm under the devil's knee Oh I'm screamin I cannot breathe my Lord From under the devil's knee From under the devil's knee From under the devil's knee
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